Crazy part is this isn't even a hyperbole. He played 17.7 minutes last year averaging 7.0 points and 6.7 rebounds. Per 25 minutes (so basically if he played the exact same amount as Ben) that rounds out to 9.9 points and 9.5 rebounds.
I think he could've gotten much closer to that mark this year tbh. I know everyone will point to the fouls....there were quite a few games of his playing where he played under 20, sometimes under 15 with only or less than 3 fouls (especially early on).
Our depth chart up front is fine. Mirko, Toni, Z, and then a bulked up Ben H slotting in as well. We have no depth at all in our backcourt. We need a guard/sf. We don't need a power forward.
Indy? Are we at least glancing in Ali Dibba's direction? It seems he would fill in our most pressing need perfectly.
Not sure we have any guards...other than Boswell...who can defend good guards. If Ali can do that, he would likely have been contacted.
And before there was a 3 point line. Probably best pure shooter I ever saw in college.
That game was malpractice.
Close games last year were not our thing. We either blew the crap out of teams, or got shellacked ourselves.
Rick Mount still holds the Big Ten single game scoring record of 61 points against Iowa (the Big Ten Champions) in 1970 on 27 for 47 from the field and that was without a 3 point line. An analysis of the game film shows that it would have been 74 points IF there was a 3 point line. He was the first high school basketball player ever to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He led Purdue to the National Championship game which they lost to UCLA, led by Lew Alcindor a/k/a Kareem Abdul-Jabar at a time when no one could beat UCLA. If Rick Mount was not the greatest pure shooter in the history of the Big Ten, then he at least has to be on the short list of who was. If you didn't guard him once he was past half court, he'd let it fly and you'd regret it. Simply amazing.
Rick Mount was a peer of mine and vividly remembered. We Illinois hoopsters always described our Indiana counterparts as great shooters....while we were great makers...but it was said with a deeply hidden nod of respect. Mount was maybe the best maker I ever saw play and simply seldom, if ever, had a bad night. You could say he never took a bad shot, but he could make any shot he took at a high percentage. He always shot a jumper but had a variety of shots inside 12 ft.
Agree 100%. All that is needed is for them to take care of the ball, defend, and use whatever offensive skills they have to score when the opportunity arises. No one needs them to be Allen Iverson or SAG. Awaiting the chance to observe their play, I hold hope that they can both surprise all the doubting Thomases. Time will tell, but we have to remember that wherever and whenever players play the game, the hoops are 10 ft., the ball is the same size, and the rules are pretty much the same. A lot of what they can contribute will be from between their ears and in their heart.
Does he have any eligibility? He would need to get a waiver.
Well, well, well . . . I just happen to be in Greece this coming week. Let Geoff know I'm available to help out any way I can.
I hear there might be a golf course or two also...
Yes, and I hear some are quite nice. But because of the follow on trip to Greece (including taking ferries to/from the islands) I elected not to bring the sticks this time, and will do only golf and whisky next trip
Rick Mount is probably the greatest college shooter in history. The only player I have seen in his league is Steph Curry.
Or, if we have the chance, let's bring in another solid veteran guard/sf so that if Keaton and Brandon aren't ready to contribute right away, our team is still set up for success. If Brandon and Keaton are good enough, they will still have plenty of opportunities to play.
